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neither minas tirith nor minas morgul but death to the forgoil
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if you are coming here to argue with me you gotta understand that you probably can't read and that's not my fault
A guy who loves denying atrocities but only if they are like so ancient that it really doesn't matter
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A guy who loves denying atrocities but only if they are like so ancient that it really doesn't matter
as any good lithuanian scot every time i play a game of thrones mod for a map painting game i choose the free folk. wanton murder is a minor price for destroying feudalism
January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
as any good lithuanian scot every time i play a game of thrones mod for a map painting game i choose the free folk. wanton murder is a minor price for destroying feudalism
Paul Atreides:
FORD: "I love Quebecers. I don't know, there's some connection with myself and Quebecers. I gotta start learning French by the way, but, well, I just connect with them. Every time I meet people from Quebec, we connect."
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Paul Atreides:
"The steel spirit of our hearts,
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"The steel spirit of our hearts,
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
And the Heroes of Kruty Unbroken,
From the heavens give us strength:
Will, flame, and fury."
youtu.be/oWd9jyvi1hE?...
It is actually vaguely just about time for the educated to get just a tad more angry about the idiocy of the anti-education crowd imo. Like I'm sorry but no, my university education wasn't just good for me, it was good for society.
I'm a free rider? Oh, okay. I suppose you think you could do my job.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It is actually vaguely just about time for the educated to get just a tad more angry about the idiocy of the anti-education crowd imo. Like I'm sorry but no, my university education wasn't just good for me, it was good for society.
Reeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Reeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I'm afraid I cannot describe how I feel about this without using violent language unsuitable for public audiences.
ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
most cafe conversations blend into the background for me, but as soon as a man starts the “do you use ChatGPT? I’ve started using it for…” conversation within a 10 table radius, I feel my brain short circuiting
January 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I'm afraid I cannot describe how I feel about this without using violent language unsuitable for public audiences.
FPTP Brain has many faults but the number one, chiefest of them all is undoubtedly politicians simply refusing to accept that some voters just hate them and have no plan to stop.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
FPTP Brain has many faults but the number one, chiefest of them all is undoubtedly politicians simply refusing to accept that some voters just hate them and have no plan to stop.
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"Kings are to moral order as monsters are to physical order. Their courts are the workshops of crime, the crucible of corruption and the lair of tyrants. The history of kings reads like a martyrology of nations!" - Abbé Henri Grégoire before the National Convention, 21 September 1792
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
"Kings are to moral order as monsters are to physical order. Their courts are the workshops of crime, the crucible of corruption and the lair of tyrants. The history of kings reads like a martyrology of nations!" - Abbé Henri Grégoire before the National Convention, 21 September 1792
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Looming Towers.
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Looming Towers.
Peter is of course correct in his general thrust but I would be remiss not to say that Ruth Davidson's entire phenom was a flash in the pan outcome of Scotland-specific factors that really cannot be extrapolated uk-wide.
This is quite odd. Even if you, personally, don't like the ideas of Ruth Davidson and Andy Street it's a simple fact that they both consistently out-performed their party in elections. There is also no polling evidence I know of that the wider electorate is in the "mood" described.
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Peter is of course correct in his general thrust but I would be remiss not to say that Ruth Davidson's entire phenom was a flash in the pan outcome of Scotland-specific factors that really cannot be extrapolated uk-wide.
Of course there is actually a very good line the Scottish Government could take on the Marinera which is "we categorically protest this lack of faith on the Americans' part in our ability to put sanctions dodgers in jail without their help"
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Of course there is actually a very good line the Scottish Government could take on the Marinera which is "we categorically protest this lack of faith on the Americans' part in our ability to put sanctions dodgers in jail without their help"
the dark ages, famously, only correlated to an actual decline in literacy rates in what is now england. this policy basically seeks to create a nice little repeat
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
the dark ages, famously, only correlated to an actual decline in literacy rates in what is now england. this policy basically seeks to create a nice little repeat
Unfortunately, this is completely correct: "this is a problem because we are not independent" thought is universally applicable.
If only Scotland was fully independent we could prosecute the skipper and crew as acting outside the law, in contravention of sanctions .. We could act to ensure that Scottish Waters are sovereign .. As it is, 🏴 is a minion of a UKGOV that is supine to the WH ..
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Unfortunately, this is completely correct: "this is a problem because we are not independent" thought is universally applicable.
The question is not just "whether this is wrong," the way I see it, but also "what is the right response," and to some degree I just politically do not wish the Scottish Government to die on the hill of protecting the fair treatment rights of the Russian shadow fleet
"We own the airport" is not going to fly when the UK government says "no, stop that" and tbth in this case I am not really /certain/ I care enough to advocate fighting them on it in court only to likely lose
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The question is not just "whether this is wrong," the way I see it, but also "what is the right response," and to some degree I just politically do not wish the Scottish Government to die on the hill of protecting the fair treatment rights of the Russian shadow fleet
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Look, all I'm saying is, what /is/ the right thing to do if the Japanese Imperial Navy abducts the captain of a Nazi ship from the Port of Singapore in 1937
January 29, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Look, all I'm saying is, what /is/ the right thing to do if the Japanese Imperial Navy abducts the captain of a Nazi ship from the Port of Singapore in 1937
I'll also freely admit that again, this whole thing is difficult for me, because again, on the one hand, I do not want to let anyone abduct people from Scotland for any reason, but on the other, these people were literal Russian agents. They too were violating our sovereignty.
I am even inclined to agree that some sort of escalation may be justified at this point but there is no power that the devolved Scottish government possesses that can remove the Americans from a base the UK government gave them.
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I'll also freely admit that again, this whole thing is difficult for me, because again, on the one hand, I do not want to let anyone abduct people from Scotland for any reason, but on the other, these people were literal Russian agents. They too were violating our sovereignty.
Well we literally cannot do that. This is yorp posting.
Two people have been abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night by the US military. Despite an order from our highest court that they be kept here.
The Scottish Government must show that actions have consequences by evicting American troops from their base at publicly-owned Prestwick Airport
The Scottish Government must show that actions have consequences by evicting American troops from their base at publicly-owned Prestwick Airport
January 29, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Well we literally cannot do that. This is yorp posting.
This Marinera stuff is really, really testing my commitment to my principles
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 AM
This Marinera stuff is really, really testing my commitment to my principles
On some level what I am asking you all to consider is just a basic question of emotional intelligence. What do you think is easier to sell to a mainline centre left Jewish person: the idea that October 7 wasnt as bad as x claimed or the idea that Israel's actions aren't a valid response either way
I do not support everyone on the internet becoming a fucking wannabe investigator for things they do not even have full data on!
January 29, 2026 at 9:11 AM
On some level what I am asking you all to consider is just a basic question of emotional intelligence. What do you think is easier to sell to a mainline centre left Jewish person: the idea that October 7 wasnt as bad as x claimed or the idea that Israel's actions aren't a valid response either way
I think some of you enjoy becoming Acquirers of political Knowledge on the internet because doing it in real life you would never get an ethics form approved
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I think some of you enjoy becoming Acquirers of political Knowledge on the internet because doing it in real life you would never get an ethics form approved
This reasoning implies 1) that the 810 deaths during Oct 7 could potentially be ok if 40 of them were not beheaded and 2) that 40 beheadings does in fact justify genocide
If the people who want to ethnically cleanse Palestinians are doing so in the name of "40 beheaded babies" or some other atrocity, they have created a situation where we're going to need proof of said atrocity otherwise the assumption is it's a lie to justify ethnically cleansing palestinians.
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 AM
This reasoning implies 1) that the 810 deaths during Oct 7 could potentially be ok if 40 of them were not beheaded and 2) that 40 beheadings does in fact justify genocide
I will say it does imo reveal something interesting that relatively few people have attempted "actually 799 victims of October 7 are still alive in Argentina," which, while it may be silly, is also genuinely the approach of for instance Russian government figures
My bar for "prove Oct 7 was not that bad," something this line of reasoning is trying to do, is, literally, "provide definitive evidence significantly fewer than the official figure of at least 810 civilians were killed." You quite literally have to prove death certs false. Good luck with that!
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 AM
I will say it does imo reveal something interesting that relatively few people have attempted "actually 799 victims of October 7 are still alive in Argentina," which, while it may be silly, is also genuinely the approach of for instance Russian government figures